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• Press Release • February 6, 2019

  NIRS Testifies Before House Ways and Means Committee on the U.S. Retirement Savings Shortfall

  National Institute on Retirement Security Testifies Before House Ways and Means Committee on the U.S. Retirement Savings Shortfall Bold Steps Needed to Rebuild Retirement Readiness WASHINGTON, D.C., February 6, 2019 – Diane Oakley, executive director of the National Institute on Retirement Security, will testify today before the U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee […]

• Press Release • January 10, 2019

  Pension Spending Supports 7.5 Million Jobs, 1.2 Trillion in Economic Output

  PENSION SPENDING SUPPORTS 7.5 MILLION JOBS, $1.2 TRILLION IN ECONOMIC OUTPUT ACROSS THE U.S. Real Estate, Food Services, Health Care, and Retail Sectors See Biggest Employment Impacts Webcast on January 10th at 2 PM ET to Review Findings WASHINGTON, D.C., January 10, 2019 – A new report finds that economic gains attributable to defined benefit […]

• Press Release • January 8, 2019

  New Study Analyzes Teacher Pension Plans in Six States

  NEW STUDY ANALYZES TEACHER PENSION PLANS IN SIX STATES Data Reveal Pensions Have Important Retention Impact, Provide Substantially Greater Retirement Security than 401(k)-Style Accounts Webinar on January 17th at 2 PM  ET to Review Findings WASHINGTON, D.C., January 8, 2019 – A new report finds that teacher pension plans play a critical role in retaining […]

• Press Release • December 3, 2018

  Inequalities in Workplace Retirement Plan Access & Eligibility Drive Latinos’ Savings Gap

  NEW RESEARCH FINDS INEQUALITIES IN RETIREMENT PLAN ACCESS AND ELIGIBILITY FOR LATINOS  Persistent Inequalities Driving Retirement Savings Gap   Latino Retirement Plan Participation Rate 22 Percentage Points Lower Than Whites; Only 21.6% of Latinos Have $1 or More Saved for Retirement Webinar on December 11th at 11 AM ET to Review Findings WASHINGTON, D.C., December […]

• Press Release • September 17, 2018

  New Report Finds Nation’s Retirement Crisis Persists Despite Economic Recovery

  Median Retirement Account Balance is $0 Among All Working Age Individuals; 100 Million Americans Lack Any Retirement Account Assets  Retirement Savings Closely Correlated with Income and Wealth; Individuals with Retirement Accounts Have More Than Three Times Income of Those Without Accounts  Webinar on Thursday, September 20, 2018, at 11 AM ET to Review Findings WASHINGTON, […]

• In the News • March 21, 2018

  Watch NIRS on CNBC

  Diane Oakley, NIRS executive director, discuss NIRS latest research report on the struggles facing Millennials in saving for retirement. She says that a big part of the problem is that many Millennials are not eligible to save in their workplace retirement plans. Watch the full interview here:  http://cnb.cx/2G0VX02

• In the News • March 21, 2018

  66% of Millennials have nothing saved for retirement

  CNN Money covers research that finds Millennials face an uphill climb when it comes to saving for retirement. “If they are saving, it’s likely their employer offers a retirement plan, like a 401(k). More than 94% of Millennials who are eligible for a workplace retirement plan are saving. That’s about the same participation rate as […]

• In the News • March 21, 2018

  Why Millennials Should Be Saving More for Retirement

  MarketWatch covers our new research on the retirement plight of Millennials. “Two-thirds of millennials, born between the 80s and mid-90s, have not saved a dollar for retirement, and it’s worse for minorities. About 83% of Latino millennials, for example, have nothing saved, according to a report from the National Institute on Retirement Security, which analyzed […]

• Press Release • February 27, 2018

  New Research Finds 95 Percent of Millennials Not Saving Adequately For Retirement

  Two-Thirds Have Nothing Saved; Retirement Problem Most Acute for Latino Millennials  Report Offers Seven Policy Recommendations to Help Millennials Improve Retirement Outlook Webinar on Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at 1 PM ET to Review Findings WASHINGTON, D.C., February 27, 2018 – A new report finds a deeply troubling retirement outlook for the Millennial generation. Most […]